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Higher Education Question

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I just graduated with a Bachelors in Computer Science from Texas A&M. The company I'm working for will pay $X per credit hour towards a degree that benefits your job. I'm going to do either an MBA or Masters in Computer Science, but the good schools cost a lot (Rice MBA/CPSC, TAMU MBA in Houston, UT MBA in Houston), too far away for night school or don't offer online programs. Is going to a lower "quality" school like University of Houston worthwhile if your Bachelors came from a better university?
 
txrandom said:
I just graduated with a Bachelors in Computer Science from Texas A&M. The company I'm working for will pay $X per credit hour towards a degree that benefits your job. I'm going to do either an MBA or Masters in Computer Science, but the good schools cost a lot (Rice MBA/CPSC, TAMU MBA in Houston, UT MBA in Houston), too far away for night school or don't offer online programs. Is going to a lower "quality" school like University of Houston worthwhile if your Bachelors came from a better university?
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IMHO, the real benefit of going to an expensive school is the networking/contacts that you get from physically meeting important people at the school, therefore there is no added value of taking online course with those school if they offers it.
 
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It's part time. So no.
Would you deny a degree just because you never heard of a school? A masters is better than no Masters.
 
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For an MBA I doubt it's particularly a big issue if you can do distance classes with a reputable college. For a masters in computer sci you may want to look into just taking a class or two at night, rather than trying to do it distance learning style, that way you can go to a solid school.
 
iGas said:
IMHO, the real benefit of going to an expensive school is the networking/contacts that you get from physically meeting important people at the school, therefore there is no added value of taking online course with those school if they offers it.
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I may eventually go onto a PhD, which I'd do full time, and hopefully make a lot of valuable contacts.

rocadelpunk said:
Can you get into an MBA program without some years of post graduate work experience?
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It depends where you do it. Good schools, yes. Meh schools, not so much. I wouldn't be doing this for a while anyways.
 
Consider carefully getting a PhD. The bang for the buck may not be there.
 
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